Some of the proposed rules include limiting or prohibiting the use of celebrities and athletes in ads, also limiting the number of ads shown in certain locations, restricting the use of non-
broadcast advertising and setting up national standards for gambling addiction issues.
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Te average Canadian spends $6.75 per month on gaming and gambling.
l Around 75 per cent of Canadians gamble. l
Tere are more than 19.3 million active online gamblers in Canada who spend $4bn on offshore sites and $16bn in local casinos.
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Revenue from Canada’s online gambling sector was $1.2bn in 2021 rising to $2.6bn in 2022.
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Slots are the most popular games with 67,000 slots. Ontario has the highest number of slots.